Hepatic adenoma in an adolescent with elevated androgen levels

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 640-642

  Triantafyllopoulou, Maria ^a,c   Whitington, Peter F ^a   Melin Aldana, Hector ^b   Benya, Ellen C ^b   Brickman, Wendy ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; METFORMIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; NAUSEA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ANDROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME;

EID: 34247560168     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31802e9a4a     Document Type: Article

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